Cynthia Yockey, A Conservative Lesbian
A Conservative Lesbian
My late life partner Margaret and I were living in a high-rise condo in Silver Spring in September 2000 when Sophia and her boyfriend, Ivan, came up to me in the parking lot. “Nice lady,” Ivan said, “we have just been abandoned and do not know what to do. Will you help us?” I promised …
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OK, here’s the scoop on the number one video in the list of the “30 Most Important Cats of 2009” (scroll down to the post below this one): his name is Fatso, the video was made 20 years ago and Fatso is now in heaven. (Pause to say a prayer for his soul and wipe …
I saw this linked at Ace of Spades HQ and loved it — if you check out the link, my personal favorites are the musical cats, #8 and #1, and I’d love to hear about your nominees. The direct link is here. I’m sorry for the light posting this week — I am taking an …
I am practicing compressing photos in iPhoto for publication on the Web. I took photos and promised to publish them here when I attended the July 4 Tea Party in Bel Air (Maryland), the Sen. Benjamin Cardin “healthcare reform” town hall in Towson, the healthcare reform protest at Congressman Frank Kratovil’s office in Bel Air, …
So sayeth the environmentalists. Windmills are expensive and inefficient power sources and those reasons alone are why wind power is a hoax. On top of that, they are eyesores — infinitely more numerous and hideous than any oil well or oil drilling platform — or nuclear power plant, my personal favorite source of energy. The …
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It was such a sparkling morning early this morning that I had my father sit on the porch to enjoy the view of the trees and clear blue sky. He is an expert birdwatcher and enjoyed seeing male and female cardinals fly back and forth across my heirloom tomato garden and perch on the deer …
A few days ago I posted a photo from LOL Cats that had captured my heart because of its unity of joy, silence and motion. I captioned it, “You gots to dance like no one is watchin.” I was thinking of a quote I’d heard at a Realtor seminar and attributed then to Louis Armstrong …
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Just before noon I was in my bedroom getting ready to go to my local tax revolt Tea Party, which was scheduled for noon to 3 pm, when I noticed that my dear little cat, Grace, who was in kitty hospice care on my bed, was working her tongue like she might be thirsty. She …
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